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== Fort Whipple History == | == Fort Whipple History == | ||
Established 23 Dec 1863 and built out as a large rectangular log stockade. The interior buildings surrounded a central parade with the officer's quarters opposite the enlisted barracks. This first post was condemned in 1869 and all the buildings were torn down and rebuilt. On 15 Apr 1870 the new Fort Whipple became the Headquarters for the Military Department of Arizona. | Established 23 Dec 1863 and built out as a large rectangular log stockade. The interior buildings surrounded a central parade with the officer's quarters opposite the enlisted barracks. This first post was condemned in 1869 and all the buildings were torn down and rebuilt. On 15 Apr 1870 the new Fort Whipple became the Headquarters for the Military Department of Arizona. | ||
[[File:Camp Whipple Plan.jpg|795px|thumb|left|Camp/Fort Whipple Plan circa 1870]] | |||
On 5 Apr 1879 Fort Whipple became [[Whipple Barracks]]. The post became General [[George Crook|George Crook's]] District of Arizona headquarters in 1882. Centrally located in the state, the fort had a major influence on all Indian affairs in the region. | On 5 Apr 1879 Fort Whipple became [[Whipple Barracks]]. The post became General [[George Crook|George Crook's]] District of Arizona headquarters in 1882. Centrally located in the state, the fort had a major influence on all Indian affairs in the region. | ||
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Post returns indicated that the post was established as Fort Whipple on 23 Dec 1863 by Major [[Edward B. Willis]], [[1st California Volunteer Infantry]]. | Post returns indicated that the post was established as Fort Whipple on 23 Dec 1863 by Major [[Edward B. Willis]], [[1st California Volunteer Infantry]]. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Parts of the old post are now the Northern Arizona VA Health Care Complex in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. The Fort Whipple Museum located in one of the 1909 officer’s quarters and is still painted in the original creme with green trim. | Parts of the old post are now the Northern Arizona VA Health Care Complex in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. The Fort Whipple Museum located in one of the 1909 officer’s quarters and is still painted in the original creme with green trim. | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 18 March 2013
Fort Whipple (2) (1863-1913) - A U.S. Army post first established in 1863 during the U.S. Civil War by Major Edward B. Willis, 1st California Volunteer Infantry, in Yavapai County, Arizona. Named for Major General Amiel W. Whipple, who was mortally wounded 7 May 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Renamed again as Whipple Barracks in 1879. Abandoned in 1913.
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Fort Whipple History
Established 23 Dec 1863 and built out as a large rectangular log stockade. The interior buildings surrounded a central parade with the officer's quarters opposite the enlisted barracks. This first post was condemned in 1869 and all the buildings were torn down and rebuilt. On 15 Apr 1870 the new Fort Whipple became the Headquarters for the Military Department of Arizona.
On 5 Apr 1879 Fort Whipple became Whipple Barracks. The post became General George Crook's District of Arizona headquarters in 1882. Centrally located in the state, the fort had a major influence on all Indian affairs in the region.
Post was deactivated in 1898, re-garrisoned in 1902 and abandoned on 15 Feb 1913. In 1922 the reservation transferred to the Treasury Department. The post later became a Veterans Administration Hospital.
Notes: Post returns indicated that the post was established as Fort Whipple on 23 Dec 1863 by Major Edward B. Willis, 1st California Volunteer Infantry.
Current Status
Parts of the old post are now the Northern Arizona VA Health Care Complex in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. The Fort Whipple Museum located in one of the 1909 officer’s quarters and is still painted in the original creme with green trim.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 42739
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Location: Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. Maps & Images Lat: 34.551667 Long: -112.452778 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 49-50
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 17
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